Fellini: I'm a Born Liar - 2002

A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his background and then discusses how he works and how he creates. Several actors, a producer, a writer, and a production manager talk about working with Fellini. Archive footage of Fellini and others on the set plus clips from his films provide commentary and illustration for the points interviewees make. Fellini is fully in charge; actors call themselves puppets. He dismisses improvisation and calls for "availability." His sets and his films create images that look like reality but are not; we see the differences and the results.

105min
2002
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.0/10

Cast

Roberto Benigni profile pictureRoberto BenigniSelf - La Voce della Luna
Dante Ferretti profile pictureDante FerrettiSelf - Chef décorateur
Terence Stamp profile pictureTerence StampSelf - Toby Dammit
Donald Sutherland profile pictureDonald SutherlandSelf - Casanova
Tullio Pinelli profile pictureTullio PinelliSelf - Scénariste
Giuseppe Rotunno profile pictureGiuseppe RotunnoSelf - Directeur de la photographie
Daniel Toscan du Plantier profile pictureDaniel Toscan du PlantierSelf - Producteur
Federico Fellini profile pictureFederico FelliniSelf (archive footage)
Nanni Moretti profile pictureNanni MorettiSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Claudia Cardinale profile pictureClaudia CardinaleClaudia (archive footage) (uncredited)
Alain Cuny profile pictureAlain CunySelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ennio Flaiano profile pictureEnnio FlaianoSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ettore Manni profile pictureEttore ManniSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Giulietta Masina profile pictureGiulietta MasinaSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marcello Mastroianni profile pictureMarcello MastroianniGiuseppe Mastorna (archive footage) (uncredited)

About Fellini: I'm a Born Liar

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar Overview

A look at Fellini's creative process. In extensive interviews, Fellini talks a bit about his background and then discusses how he works and how he creates. Several actors, a producer, a writer, and a production manager talk about working with Fellini. Archive footage of Fellini and others on the set plus clips from his films provide commentary and illustration for the points interviewees make. Fellini is fully in charge; actors call themselves puppets. He dismisses improvisation and calls for "availability." His sets and his films create images that look like reality but are not; we see the differences and the results.

Runtime: 105min

Extra details

Original Title: Fellini: Je suis un grand menteur
Original Language: Italian
Directed By: Damian Pettigrew
Production Companies
ARTEPortrait & CieTele+Dream FilmAsylum Pictures